New Zealand dairy cows come to Guangzhou to produce safe milk

This is 500 pure Holstein cows from New Zealand. They have been carefully selected to carry the mission of serving the Guangzhou “vegetable baskets” to provide milk relief. They sailed across the sea and rode the boat first. It took 18 days to arrive before yesterday. Guangzhou.

How to choose carefully? According to Zhao Wei, general manager of the ranch, the ranch first sent out professional veterinarians and went to New Zealand to select cows. In addition to ensuring that the cow's body, coat color, and eyes are in good condition, it is also necessary to check the “three generations” pedigrees of the cows to ensure excellent varieties.

After a quarantine period of 45 days in New Zealand, the selected 500 dairy cows boarded a cargo ship bound for Tianjin. During the journey, they were accompanied by a veterinarian for 16 days. After arriving at Tianjin Port, they also went through 45 days of quarantine. It was safe to board the truck and after nearly 2,000 kilometers to the ranch in Zengcheng.

Wu Qingming, who has been engaged in dairy farming and medical treatment for many years, told reporters that the milk production period of a New Zealand dairy cow is about 5 years.

According to Wu Qingming, the majority of New Zealand dairy cows are between 12 and 14 months old. Generally cows can be bred before and after 16 months. After giving birth to calves, they begin to produce milk. “There are generally 300 days. Milk production period."

“The cycle of oysters is about 1 year.” Wu Qingming said that due to the modern milk production methods, dairy cows are kept in captivity, and their physical condition cannot be compared with natural restocking. “With natural stocking, the milk production period can reach 10 years. For reasons of physical health, captive production is generally stopped in about five years."